Latin America
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica fuels 4G and IoT in Brazil’s agribusiness sector
Vivo Empresas forms partnership with bioenergy producer UISA.
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Analysis
Telefónica sets eyes on COVID restart; announcements across all markets: Telefónicawatch roundup June-July 2020
Telefónica joined Restarting Together COVID-19 recovery programme, absent from ETSI’s E4P scheme, and one of 53 large companies to take a Bank of England emergency loan. TIWS test LEO satellite; ElevenPaths gets AWS security certification. Announcements across Telefónica’s core markets include ongoing 5G/China drama in the UK; ...
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People
Ashford joins Helios as NED; de Beer and Genish elected to Veon board
Telefónica Group alumni people movements for June-July 2020.
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People
Teté Soto named O2 UK Director of Transformation; MVNO Tesco Mobile gets new CMO
Telefónica people movements across European and Hispanoamérican OBs.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica in a bind as US pressures Brazil on Huawei
US Ambassador warns of financial cost to Brazil of permitting Huawei 5G presence, while talking up favourable loans for Ericsson and Nokia kit. Comments follow fulsome praise for Chinese vendor from Telefónica|Vivo CEO as an innovative and trusted partner.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica veteran lights Rio with Smart Luz tender
Smart Luz consortium wins tender to overhaul Rio street lighting; Consortium includes High-Trend, founded by ex- TBS CEO Juan Revilla.
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Network & Infrastructure
Televisa pits Izzi against Telcel dominance
Cut‑price offering from quad‑play service provider is the latest attempt to dethrone Carlos Slim in Mexico. Televisa making use of Mexico’s wholesale‑only LTE infrastructure at a time when mobile competitors are re‑examining business models to drive efficiency.
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Content & TV
Movistar Chile overhauls IPTV service, integrates Netflix and Amazon
Operating business gives pay-TV service a major refresh with platform of platforms feel.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Internet para Todos ties with everis for OSS
Consultancy flags development of flexible, open source platform to power the IpT vision of extended wireless access.
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Financial & Performance
Big Four providing a solid foundation
‘Show me the money’ the key message in Spain. Positivity in Germany and UK. Brazil trading up. LatAm carve-out progressing.
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People
Telefónica Latin America people movements, May 2020
LatAm region gets refreshes in Brazil and Mexico. Former VP Milagros Montenegro gets CFO spot at Peru.
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Analysis
Telefónicawatch roundup - May 2020
Developments from across Telefónica Group entities. TBS taps ST Engineering iDirect for further hub; former contect centre subsidiary Atento flags waning ties to Group; Group becomes inaugural member of GSMA’s 5G IoT for Manufacturing Forum.
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Strategy & Change
Vivo commits to investment through crisis
Brazil CEO Christian Gebara cautiously optimistic on progress of joint investment plans despite potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak. FTTP rollout undertaken in conjunction with American Tower said to be progressing serenely in current circumstances. Telefónica|Vivo’s operational strength may also tempt more service providers ...
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Strategy & Change
Group sees Millicom Costa Rica withdrawal as a bit rich
Telefónica threatens legal action after late‑hour back‑out by buyer.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica to issue more RFIs for TIP transport scheme
Group rounding up new posse of open transport suppliers under the TIP flag. TIP spreading disaggregation wings to core network solutions.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica Argentina’s network to host CATEL MVNO
CATEL set to launch on Telefónica Argentina’s network as a consortium of 34 members.
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M&A
Fibre JV stake sale planned for Chile
Fibre network assets in Chile set to become part of the JV portfolio within Telefónica Infra, assuming a partner can be found.
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Network & Infrastructure
GSMA flags Movistar Negocios IoT deployment
GSMA trumpeted the apparent success of Movistar Negocios’s deployment of a range of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions as part of its Beyond Connectivity promotional campaign.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Microsoft hosts first Brazilian AI industry board meeting
Telefónica|Vivo joined the first meeting of the Microsoft Brasil‑germinated Brazilian artificial intelligence (AI) industry board.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica|Vivo Smart Steps solution accused of privacy breach
Telefónica|Vivo denied allegations that data collated through its Smart Steps solution can identify individual customers and their movement patterns.
